I apologize to the loving darlings who posted for the deletion of the posts previous to this, expressing the same sentiment, but first, I thought it should be made clear that individual posts saying the same exact thing, with the generic picture for legality, are to be discouraged, lol. And secondly, I thought it makes more sense (and less spam) to do it all in one post, right? So here's where we say:
HAPPY 34th BIRTHDAY VILLE VALO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thirty four long years of awe-inspiring, incredible, fantastically lovely days wherein you exist and we are here to watch (and speculate / put you on top of boys in our heads). Your music brings souls together and heals them in the process; your entire personality (what we know of it) makes us aspire to be better people.
But...since you're hearing none of this, we'll celebrate your birthday by remembering you through your pictures (because we know it would make you terribly uncomfortable to look at them, hehe).
From the beginning...
Through the teenage years...
And onto the beginning of his illustrious career (as a singer, songwriter, drummer, co-producer, and all-around musical deity)...
Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 (And also, of course 666 Ways To Love: The Prologue) Era:
Razorblade Romance Era:
Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights Era:
Love Metal Era (Also known as "The Era of Vam" ;)):
And Love Said No Era:
Then, of course, we all remember (especially those of us in the States) Dark Light Era:
From there, things wavered a bit...as our sweetheart went through a little...disaster. (Pre-rehab years)
(Just kidding. :P)
And though we got gorgeous moments like this:
(Summer Wine!)
(Day before he went to rehab)
(Infamous HUCK shoot)
We still rejoiced in the days when he was (again) as pretty and shiny and happy as this (Post-rehab / Venus Doom Era):
(I took this one myself: he was prettyful!)
And STUNNINGLY, evading all the laws of age, he only seems to get better the higher in numbers he climbs (Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice Chapters 1-13 Era)
So, needless to say, on the day such a man was born, we burst with praise and thanks! Please feel free to join me with all kinds of blurbs and pictures of your own!
This is the Ville Valo 34th Birthday Post. Please keep your wishes to this, in order to avoid spam.
Love, Your Friendly Neighborhood Mod